Find Your Joy (and Your Friends) at the Library

Recycling with Joe DeRisi and Alice Kosowsky

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1846599/fan_mail/new] Matt talks to Recycling Coordinator Joe DeRisi and Chair of the Solid Waste & Recycling Commission Alice Kosowsky. They talk about everything from composting and other ways of recycling food waste to the importance of recycling textiles and lots more. If you’re a Hamden resident, you’re sure to pick up some useful tips, and even if you don’t live in Hamden, you will likely learn something interesting from this interview. Now let’s listen to Matt, Joe and Alice.

Find Your Joy (and Your Friends) at the Library

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1846599/fan_mail/new] On this episode we are celebrating National Library Week. This year’s theme is “Find Your Joy,” and Kacie and Eliza are here to tell us all about the many different ways the library can help you do just that.   In addition, Kacie talks to Pat Sirulnick about the Friends of the Hamden Library and all that they do for us. If you don’t already know, the Friends are absolutely crucial to what we do. If you’re looking for a way to support the library, joining the Friends is a great way to do so. Visit our website [https://hamdenlibrary.org/support-the-library/friends/] for more details.

Poetry Roundtable

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1846599/fan_mail/new] When it comes to a subject as broad as poetry, it’s hard to pick one thing to focus on. So we picked a whole bunch. From statistics of who is writing poetry and why, to a staff-wide poetry collaboration, to an infamous poet with a relentless drive to write and recite his creations regardless of how well, or how poorly, they were regarded by the audiences who heard them - this is a conversation that covers a lot of ground. We had lots of fun making this episode and we hope you have fun listening.

Choose Love, Read Romance

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1846599/fan_mail/new] Love is in the air and on the shelves! In this Valentine’s Day episode, Kacie chats with booksellers from two of Connecticut’s romance-only bookstores to rave about all things romance novels. From breaking down stereotypes to sharing can’t-miss love stories, we’re making the case that romance is for everyone. Big thanks to Sarah and Elizabeth from Montgomery & Taggert [https://www.montgomeryandtaggert.com/] and Jenna from Blush Book Lounge [https://www.instagram.com/blushbookloungect/?hl=en] for chatting with us this month!   For more romance novel suggestions, stop in and browse the February book display on the first floor of Miller Library. <3

Setting Goals and New Year Traditions

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1846599/fan_mail/new] This is a special, Matt-centric episode in which podcast team member Matt sits down to talk with host Michael Pierry to talk about New Year’s traditions. And because the only force in the known universe more powerful than one Matt is .. two Matts, Matt interviews Matthew Kerzner, aka Dr. K, to help us all in formulating and following through on our New Year’s resolutions and goals. There are also some book recommendations, of course.